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Lionel Hampton PATH Trail & Westside Spur Trail via Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Lionel Hampton PATH Trail & Westside Spur Trail via Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Vine City, GA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 981 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lionel Hampton PATH Trail 33.75646, -84.41725
Nearest town Vine City, GA
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Lionel Hampton PATH Trail & Westside Spur Trail via Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 905–981 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lionel Hampton PATH Trail · 33.75646, -84.41725

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: Ashby stop 9 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lionel Hampton PATH Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trail access to beltline right of way, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading N.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Beltline Access Line, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn right onto Westside BeltLine Connector, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Westside Spur Trail, heading E.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miReach Lionel Hampton PATH Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Westside BeltLine Connector, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftBear right onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading E.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Beltline Access Line, heading E.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Trail access to beltline right of way, heading S.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.7 miSharp left onto Beltline Access Line, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lionel Hampton PATH Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lionel-hampton-path-trail-westside-spur-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ashby stop 9 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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